Directory or index board



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, C. F. REUSCHLIN DIRECTORYDD INDEX BOARD Filed June 28, 1922 Ill.

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2 sheets-sheet 2 C. F. REUSCHLEIN DIREToRY GRJNDEX BOARD Filed June 28, 1922 Patented ll/ilar. 6, i923@ llt CHARLES F. RE'USCHLEIN, OF HUNTNGTON, WEST-VRGINIA'.

DIRECTORY 0R Application led .Tune 28,

vTo all whom it' may concern Be it known .that l, @Hannes F. RnUsCH- Linn, a citizen of the United States, residing yatV Huntington, in the county of Cabell and State of Wwest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Directory or ndex Board; and l d o hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it; appertains to make and use the same.

rlhis invention relates to a directory or index board.

It isaimed to provide in an article of this type wherein the display cards or panels are movable over others for insertion and removal, means to enable said insertion or removal without disturbing the 'arrange ment or otherwise interfering with: other display cards or panels of the directory or board. y

Another object is to provide in such an apparatus, card or panelretainersor holders provided with lugs' to limit insertion of the cards or panels and function dually to deflect an adjacent cardboard panel outwardly as it is removed.

It is further aimedto provide a construction accomplishing the result mentioned which is simple and inexpensive, and. caY pable of embodimentina holder consisting of a single blank or piece.l y

A still further object is to4 provide a novel construction of index studs and an attaching means, particularly utilizing pin and slot connections in association with springs to maintain the studs in display positions.

.Additional objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken in connection with accompanying drawings illustrating one practical embodiment.

In said drawings :-v

Figure 1 is a front elevation fragnientarily illustrating a. directory or index board con-4 structed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 2---2 of Fig/ure 1;, and showing a display card or panel in the act' of removal; f

'Figure 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1; y

Figure dis a cross sectional view on the line --i of Figure 1;

INDEX BOARD.

1922. SerialiNo. 571,339.

Figure 5 is aldetail perspective view .of one of the panel retainers or holders alone; Figure 6 is a detailperspective view of one of the index studs ylooking toward the rear thereof and partlybroken away;

Figure 7 is a frontelevation fragmentarily illustrating a modified form of the in-4 vention with the index lstuds; removed;

Figure 8 is a cross sectional View on the line SMS of Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a detail perspective view of a modified form of index stud looking toward the rear thereof, and

Figure 10 is an enlarged sectional view also of the modified form of the index stud.

Like reference characters designate like or similar part-s in the different views. y

The illustration isv to -be' takengenerally and broadly as a vsign and one specific ex ample being its use 'as af directory in an ofiiceor other luiilding.y l

ln reducing the invention to practice, a base or back board is provided at 10 which may be made of wood, metal or another suitable material. The base 10 may be r`ec-v tangular forkexample and bordered by a frame 11 at its sides and ends,A andsecured thereto in any appropriate manner lor formed integral therewith, as preferred.

Retainers or holders 12 for removable caros or panels 13, to contain directions or rvdisplay matter cover theboard 10 'at the display 'face thereof in any desired nuinbers and arrangements, preferably in ver-y tical rows and in horizontal rows as shown.

rlhe panels 13 are usually of a flexible na ture and of pasteboard.

`The holders or retainers 12 may each be made in a single piece or blank of sheet metal and soldered, nailed or otherwise secured to the board 10. Flach holder ateach longitiulinal edge thereof is preferably' bent v At the same timewhen the panels are reliok moved, Say the panels of the lirst vertical rovv, and as illustrated in Figure 2, said panels Will engage'the lugs 15 whichv Will deflect the same at the lett hand end out- Wardly, so that they will not or disturb the panels to the left ot them and so that they may be readily engaged by the fingers to facilitate removal. rl`he initial movement for removing the panels 13 may be imparted by engagement ot the yindex or other nger with the right hand'end loit the .panels or otherwise as Will be obvious.

ldisplay or `iront Wall arcuate or rounded as at'16, although it may be of any shape preferred, and its baclr or base Wall plane or flat' as at 17. As a result, this frame is hollow as shown. ln the Wall 16 at one side of the directory, preferably the left hand side, a plurality of key hole slots 18 are provided therethrough and directly in the rear thereof,

a plurality of leaves 19 are struck inwardly from the Walls 17. The Walls 16 and 17 are preferably of sheet metal and accordingly the leaves 19 will be resilient or springs.

index studs having display plates as at 20 'which display the letters ot the alphabet by Way of example, are employed. Attaching pins 21 extend rearwardly from the plates 20 and terminate in heads 22. Pins 21 and heads 22 may be integral With .the plates 20 it desired and as shown.

As the heads 22 are of such size that they may be inserted into and Withdrawn from the lrey hole slots, the index studs may be readily applied to or removed from the slots 18. l/Vhen the heads 22 have been passed through the slots 18 and disposed Within the recess of the frame, said heads may be lowered s'o as to dispose the pins 21 in the smaller portions of the slots 18 With the heads 22 overlapping` the inner surface of the Wall 16 and in engagement with the leaves 19,. the latter serving to trictionally bind against the heads 22 and the heads 22 against the Walls 16, whereby plates 20 may be releasably held in place, and particularly so that they cannot accidentally rotate. As they cannot accidentally rota-te, the plates 20 will be maintained with the letters of the alphabet or other display matter iii-proper reading position.

The feature ot' the index composed otl the vseparable plates 20 enables the plates to be interasse 'shown in Figures 7 and 10 oft the drawings,

it Will be noted that the same comprises a )ase or board 21 provided With the 'retaining flanges 22 and 23 which are stamped or pressed `trom the `base 21 and the key hole slots 2a are also provided for the reception olf the index studs 25. A"This termoli the in vent-ien vvhile it does'not have the same artistic appearance as does the "torni of invention illustrated in the other figures ot the drawings, still may be much more cheaply manufactured and sold. llt Will be appreciated that the base 21 may have the flanges 22 and 23, the lrey hole slots 211, andthe lugs 15 stamped therefrom in one operation. To cooperate With the modified form of base 21 lhave provided the button 25 from the back Wall of which is stamped or pressed the attaching stud 26 including the oppositely disposed arms 27. rhe button has. its edge bent to provide a flange 28 'between which and the back vot the button al display platefmay be located. 'The vindex buttons nay be inserted through' the round part of thekey hole slot 24 and dropped into the elongated portion thereof, with its laterally extending arm 27 engaging the rear of the base 21, whereby the button will be held against accidental displacement.

As merelyv` preferred embodiments ofthe invention have been illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details maybe resorted to provided they fall Within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having 'thus described the". invention, what l claim is 1. In a sign, firsty and second Walls, the first mentioned Wall having a slot therethrough, an index member provided vvith a pin to 'enter said slot, a securing head on said pin, and resilient means extending from the other wall and .engaging said head to maintain the index member against displacement.

2. ln a sign, said sign having a plurality of slots, index members selectively applicable to said slots for the Apurpose specified, and resilient means to coact with the index members to retain them against displacement.

ln a sign, apluralityoi' display :panels, means removably receiving saidV panels, a plurality oft slots adjacent one edge of said sign, one ot said slots being` in Aalignment with each of said panels, indexfstuds selectively applicable to said slots, and resilient means engaging said studs to prevent their accidental displacement.

t. ln a sign provided With a slot, anindex member havingyya shank to engage in said slots and resilient means to engage the shank to maintain the index member in active position. y

5. A sign comprising a body of metal having longitudinal spaced parallel flanges extending from one face thereof, said lianges being spaced apart and in opposed relation to form pairs for receiving panels, lugs inclining outward from said body and between pairs of flanges and adjacent the ends thereof, said lugs forming stops torpanels received between one pair of opposed anges and delectors for panels received by an adjacent pair of flanges, slots adjacent one edge of said body, one of said slots being in alignment with each pair of said flanges, and index studs to be selectively received by said slots.

6. A sign comprising a body of metal having longitudinal spaced parallel flanges extending i from one face thereof, said Hanges being spaced apart and in opposed relation to form pairs for receiving panels,

lugs inclining outward from said body and between pairs of anges and adjacent the ends thereof, said lugs forming stops for v:

panels received between ene pair of opposed flanges and delectors for said panels received by an adjacent pair of flanges, slotsadjacent one edge of said body, one of said slots being in alinement with each pair of said flanges, studs selectively received by said slots, and resilient means to hold said studs against displacement.

In testimony whereof I affix my signay ture in presence of twov witnesses.

CHARLES, r.l RnUsoHLn-IN.

Witnesses:

L S. E. MILLER, Gno. DUNCAN. 

